davehummell Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 My uncle owned a school bus business and Sammy had two of those busses like in the previous pictures. I removed the 318 in the one bus and found it had a bad block so took three engines and made one good one it was quite a project removing and reinstalling the engine tilted over and in under the bus body and you had to adjust the clutch fingers on the pressure plate. The later busses he bought the engines were mounted more normally and still two stroke DD's. It must be almost forty years ago when I did that tilted over detroit. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73134-why-is-this-engine-tilted-dodge-cabover/page/2/#findComment-536747 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1965 Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 10 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said: Bugger me, thats different, was the motor changed a lot to allow the oil to drain from the rocker cover ? Paul Nope 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73134-why-is-this-engine-tilted-dodge-cabover/page/2/#findComment-536756 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h67st Posted August 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2023 7 hours ago, 1965 said: Nope But if the DD was tilted over, wouldn't it slobber oil? Oh, wait... 1 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73134-why-is-this-engine-tilted-dodge-cabover/page/2/#findComment-536775 Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 A good one from a great one! LOL! .....Hippy 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73134-why-is-this-engine-tilted-dodge-cabover/page/2/#findComment-536796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1965 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 18 hours ago, h67st said: But if the DD was tilted over, wouldn't it slobber oil? Oh, wait... In my opinion, all of the 2 stroke engines in a vehicle should’ve had fast idle solenoids on them like the busses. Those engines weren’t made to idle. The oil pans were 2 pieces in a 45 to 90 degrees configuration. Transmissions were a heck of a deal, the whole unit was something to see. the 8v-71’s were laid over pretty good in the 9500’s & brigadier trucks also. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73134-why-is-this-engine-tilted-dodge-cabover/page/2/#findComment-536835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
h67st Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 On 8/11/2023 at 5:56 PM, 70mackMB said: A good one from a great one! LOL! .....Hippy Roy Clark--he was a musical genius. My family used to watch Hee Haw every week, great show! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73134-why-is-this-engine-tilted-dodge-cabover/page/2/#findComment-536867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 I should think improper engine oiling Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73134-why-is-this-engine-tilted-dodge-cabover/page/2/#findComment-536879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 8 hours ago, mowerman said: I should think improper engine oiling Detroit 2 strokes had the oil control rings below the ports at all times, so it wouldn't effect slobber or engine oiling. Ranger inverted 6 had all the pistons facing down, most radials have several pistons below the centerline. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73134-why-is-this-engine-tilted-dodge-cabover/page/2/#findComment-536882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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